Competitive Information for Ditto [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ditto? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Ditto is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Ditto out in the 8th generation battlefield. Ditto's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 252 Hp
Moveset:
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Physical Wall Ditto (Popular/Trending)
Ditto is an awesome Physical Wall. It was designed to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Scarf will increase Ditto's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Imposter, on switch-in Ditto transforms into the opposing pokemon that is facing it.
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Ability: Imposter
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
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Support Ditto (Popular/Trending)
Ditto is a phenomenal Support. With Imposter, on switch-in Ditto transforms into the opposing pokemon that is facing it.
Item: Choice Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Imposter / Imposter
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 192 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 32 SpD
Moveset:
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Physical Sweeper Ditto (Imposter)
Ditto is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Ditto's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Ditto's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Imposter, on switch-in Ditto transforms into the opposing pokemon that is facing it.
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Nature: Serious
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
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Ditto Special Wall (Identity Thief)
Ditto is pretty popular Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Choice Scarf will increase Ditto's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Imposter, on switch-in Ditto transforms into the opposing pokemon that is facing it. Literally anything that tries to set up with Swords Dance, Shell Smash, Nasty Plot, Agility, Rock Polish, Work Up, Tail Glow, or Dragon Dance are cloned and turned on their creators. While Ditto can't as easily beat Calm Mind, Quiver Dance, or Bulk Up Pokemon it can still put some of them under pressure. Imposter effectively means that at any given moment you are a copy of the Pokemon you were facing when Ditto first entered the field. Besides your HP and held item Ditto becomes your opponent, including all its stat changes. This is where the Choice Scarf come into effect. Imposter will copy your opponent's stats but Choice Scarf guarantees you will be faster than them (unless they also run Scarf, in which case you speed tie).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ditto? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Choice Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Imposter / Imposter
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 192 Hp / 252 Atk / 32 Def / 32 SpD
Moveset:
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Doubles Physical Sweeper Ditto (Imposter)
Ditto is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Ditto's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Ditto's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Imposter, on switch-in Ditto transforms into the opposing pokemon that is facing it.
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ditto learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ditto can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Ditto
- Ability: Imposter + Item: Choice Scarf
Optimize Ditto's EVs for Sword/Shield
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